As Liquor-Store Strike Looms, Ontarians Advised to Stock Up

Gather ye liquor while ye may, Ontario, because on Friday – the start of a long weekend in Canada — workers at the provinces 630 liquor stores may well be on strike.

While a strike doesn’t necessarily mean the Liquor Control Board of Ontario’s retail outlets will be completely shuttered, it could make for long, slow-moving queues as the Victoria Day weekend gets under way.

The LCBO, the provincial-owned liquor retailing chain in Canada’s most populous province, is already recommending shoppers take some early measures to ensure their liquor cabinets don’t run dry.

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